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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-15
E,dpCfirid,n Imnchers.

CHARLESTON, S. c., March lathe
trial OF the TWO Culbreath lynchers began
OF Edgefield to-day. Sentencing OF Jones,
the triple murderer, was deferred on ac-
count OF q mOtion for q new trial.
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silk Minis shut Down.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March 14.--The
silk mills In Union Hill have been obi ged
TO shut down owing to the strikes among
the mills in Paterson. over 2G0 men aud
women are out Of employment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-15
a Narrow Escape.

/ bLAcKsHEAR. GA. March ID, -Passep.
kger TRAN No. IL, Tor Jacksonyille. wa
oelav'd several hours here today, When
ABOUT 400 Yards from the depot one OF Inc
pxies Of the offender gave way aud came
very near resulting In a serious accident
The engine kept tie track, thereby pre-.
venting personal injury.
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MffftnnD.

The Chatham Mutual Loan A Association
The SOD regular monthly meeting OF Series
will be held at Metropolitan Hall THIS
Tuesday EVENING at O'Clock.
MARCH, 10 1887.
R.D. GUERARD, President.
WIN. d. HARDEN. Secretary.
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DanasEs & Housekeeping Goods

All Linen Huck Towels at 81, 81 % aud
81 so per dozen.
Bleachfd Table Damasks at 40c. Soc.
Coo, Toe, 81, 81 %, 81 so. and UP.
"A Richardson's All Pure Linen at DC
yard.
Cream Table Damasks at $50, 40c, 500
60c and Toe.
Icall special attention to a line OF new
Spring Shifting Percales, new designs
regular 15c goods. at 15c per yard.
Still further additions to our display OF
Edgings, Insertions, Matches and All.
Overs, on Cambria, Nainsook and Swiss
Also.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-15

An tarthqu ike in Navarro,
LONDON. March 10, 3 A. MA sharp
shock OF earthquake was felt yesterday
in the province OF Navarro. Land slips
occurred at various places, but nobody
was killed.
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Notice..

OCEAN STEAMSHIP Co. OF SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, March 8, 1887. I
Shippers of fresh vegetables wishing to pro-
cure the benefit of the special contract rates,
Will call at the office and sign the contract.
G.. ANDERSON, Agent
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Christian Healing.

Divine Law of Cure understood and demon
strated. All patients taught 1.-THE Truth"
which heals them. u NJ. to $3.50 NJ.
F. WILLIS ia South Broad.
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Spertal uotirre.

Notice.
All bills against the British steamship
Mercedes" must be presented at our office
before II NJ, TO-DAY, or payment will be
debarred.
RICHARDSON g. BARNARD, Agents.
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DIR. Henry 5. COlding,
SURGEON DENTIST,

onlce corner Jones aud Drayton street,
Graduate Baltimore College Of Dental Sur
gerry,
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Notice to Petit Jurors.

The Petit Jurors of the CITY Court Of Savan-
nah need not appear until TUESDAY March
%. 1857. at 10 o'Clock A NJ,
By order of HON. VIM. d. HARDEN.
Judge City Court of savannah.
B. II. GRAY. DEPUTY Clerk Q. Z. S.
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l. a ID L L s.
Muslin Underwear.

Interest in this department will be
maintained throughout the entire season
by constant additions at bargain prices.
We quote few of our recent purchases
of these goods:
At 25c, Lad, y High-neck Corset Gov
ers, Iine cam br1c and embroidered.
At 25c, Ladies' Cnemise, extra heavE
cotton. bands and sleeves, chain stitched.
AL 4Sc, Ladies' Chemise, pointed yoke Of
three rows of inserting between four
clusters of tucks, embroidered bands and
sleeves.
A SOC, Ladies' Gowns, Mother Hub
bard yoke of tour clusters of ide tucks
and IL mined with cambria ruffle.
At 95c, Ladies' Gowns, MoCher Hub
bard style, solid yoke OF Hamburg EN-
broiderv between tucks, edged sleeves
and neck.
At 9Sc, Ladies' Skirts, with extra deer
ruffie of Hamburg embroidery and ten
tucks above. This skirt would be cheap
at 81 % a piece.
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Election Notice.

F. WILLIS. ia South Broad.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-06
9 HMOND DISPATCH- SUNDAY. MARCH 8, 1887.
murder d divided inso degrees, and Wis

murder Il divided into degrees, and Tins
section of the law was intended 70
show the legal manner OF deter
mining the degree, both wnen
there was trial and conviction
and when there was no trial but con-
fession. Other felonies not divided into
degrees il was not necessary TO SPECIFY;
We think the sense in which the WORD
convicted was used was that in when
Professor Davis uses 1t. On page 46o
Of his book he says: off they (the
jury find him guilty. generally or par.
italy, he is then said to be convictedoi
the crime whereof he has been indicted
and so found guilty" The right OF Q
person accused of crime TO waive trial
by jury if there is an issue made up
by the pleading TO be tried--does not
exist, because the trial by jury In
court OF record is the mode
prescribed by law, and the Supreme
Court OF Appeals has decided--Nemo's
case, I'd Graf, and Halls case, Virginia
Law Journal, volume 8, No. 9---that
the mode prescribed by statute must
be followed, and the courts can sub
stitute no other. We have not seen
Nays case, but from the opinion re-
ferfing to it, presume there was plea
of not guilty and an issue to be tried.
In the case of Z. II. Bowie there was
plea of guilty and no issue to be tried.
We hope that this question may receive
the attention of our ablest legal minds.
1t is certainly one of grave and serious
importance. VIRGINIus.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-06
Care for the Dead.
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
STUART, Va, February %, 1887.
1t is said that one of the highest
marks of civilization is evinced by the
care that the living bestow upon the
resting places of their dead. We de-
sire through the columns of your widely
circulated paper to call the attention of
the Baptist and Presbyterian churches
to the almost fragrant neglect of the
graves of two of the ministers Of these
denominations-the Rev. Brice A. Mar
tin and Colonel Andrew J. Stedman.
The first came to this county during the
troublous times of war, about 1862.
he was a good man and faithful
minister. He was sent here as a mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian Church.
He did good work and succeeded well,
and, Just as he had become popular
and appreciated and gave evidences of
usefulness, he died-literaly falling in
the harness. He was paralyzed in the
pulpit.
The other, Colonel Stedman; was
a devoted Baptist and an earnest and
able minister of that denomination,
and wore himself out proclaiming the
Gospel as taught by his Church.
These devoted men would walk from
ten to forty miles a day to fill their
appointments, oyerrough roads, through
heat and drenching rains. We once
knew Colonel Stedman to wade Smith
river, in Henry county, where the
stream was 100 yards wide and three
feet deep, to I'll his appointment. Such
exposure shortened their days When
death came to their relief the Pres
byterian minister was up in the sixties
and the Baptist over fifty. They both
died triumphant and in the full enjoy
ment of the faith they preached. Now,
With sorrow be it said, their remains
rest within fifty yards of the main street
If Stuart without stone to mark the
place OF their burial Through the
dispatch we desire to make this
fact known, that the Religious Hcraid
and Central Presbyterian may take no.
tice and be governed accordingly.
Though am not a commitment OF
either of the Churches named, / will
take pleasure in flrrthering any effort to
suitably mark the resting places OF
these good men. Ny name can be had
upon application to the Office of the
Dispatch. We refer to DR.. Joseph Bish-
op and Colonel j. H. Rangely, of the
baptist Church, and p. Bouldin, Jr.,
Of the Presbyterian, or Mr.. Samuel H.
Hoge andO. o. Staples-all of Stewart.
PATRICK.
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ceilence in Sarah's bias for the drama,
determined to send her to the COnser-
patOire. Here the enthusiastic student
gained the first prize in tragedy, which
entitled her to q debut as pensiOnnGirs
at the Theatre Francois, the leading
theatre in Europe. Her first efforts at
the Francois were unsuccessful, and it
is said that she was thinking of COM
hitting suicide when she received
encouraging advice and assistance from
George Sand, of the Odeon. She ac-
cepted an undesirable engagement at
the Gymnase, where she made a COM
plete failure. Disguised with her ex-
perience she ran away from this theatre,
leaving the manager in the lurch.
Eventually, after more than eighteen
years Of intercession on the part OF
George Sand, Sarah Bernhardt was
cast in "Hernani," to be put on at the
Odfon. Her appearance was a com
plete triumph, and the press OF Paris
overrated her as much as it had under
rated her before. Since that time she
has interpreted many of Victor Hugo's
dramas and other masterpieces Of the
French stage. In June, 1879, she made
her first appearance in London, which
was q brilliant success. Her visit TO
this country was great event in the
story OF its amusements. In 1883 she
bought theatre in Paris, her manage
ment OF which did not prove successful.
Arrangements for the tour, of which
that in the United States is part, we're
made in the spring Of 1886.
Sarah Bernhard was the mother of
several children prior to her marriage
to M. Damsla, q Greek, in April, 1882.
She soon separated from her husband.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-06
Old Executions.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries our method of executions was
most brutal. There was the long ride
of the criminal in an open cart, with
his coffin by his side, either to Tyburn
or to the spot where no committed the
murder the cart was stopped under
the gallows, the rope was fastened round
the criminals neck, the cartman gave
the horse q lash, and the poor wretch
was left swaying to and fro, kicking.
II he had friends they would try to
shorten his agony by hanging on to his
legs, and beating his breast, shocking
sight. But hanging then was looked
upon as holiday spectacle, in which
we find the lower class took great
interest, and evinced much sympathy
with the deceased. For instance,
Claude du Val, the celebrated high
wayman, lay in state at the "Tangier"
Tavern in st. Giles's in room hung
with black cloth, the bier covered with
scutcheons, and with eight wax candles
burning around. He was buried
by torchlight, and was followed to
eovent-Garden church by a numerous
train OF mourners, mostly women. Mis-
son. French writer, who visited Eng
land in the reign of William ILL.,, says:
she that is hang'd or otherwise exc
cuted, first takes care to get himself
shav'd and handsomely drest, either in
mourning or III the dress of bride
groom. This done, he sets his friends
at work to get him leave to be bury'd,
and to carry his coffin with him,
which is easily obtain'd. When his suit
Of closths or night gown, his gloves,
hat, perriwig, nosegay, coffin, flannel
dress for his corpes, and all these things
are bought and prepaid, the main
point is taken care of-his mind is at
peace, and then he thinks OF his con-
science. Generally he studies speech,
which he pronounces under the gal
lows and gives in writing to the sheriff
or the minister that attends him in his
last moments, desiring that it may be
printed. Sometimes the girls dress in
white, with great silk scaris, and carry
baskets full of flowers and oranges,
scattering these fayors all the way
they 60. But to represent things as
they really are, l must needs own that
il pretty many of these people dress
thus gaily and go to it with such an air
Of Indifference, there are many others
that go slovenly enough and with very
dismal phizzes. remember one day
/ saw in the park handsome girl,
very well dressed, that was then in
mourning for her father, who had been
hang'd but month before at Tyburn
for false coinage. So many countries,
10 many fashions"
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AnInterestlng LAW Point.

To the Edlt0r Of the DtSpdtch:
The opinion recently given by the
Acknowledgement OF Virginia to Gov
ernor Lee raises some very nice ques-
tions. If this opinion is acted upon,
what will be the result =? Doubtless
there are now many convicts in the
penitentiary whose terms have been
ascertained by the courts, and who
naturally desire to be released from
their present confinement and who will
pursue the remedy suggested. VIII
theirrelease end their punishment? Can
they plead former conviction success
July upon O second trial? Perhaps many
nurdeTers are serving terms ascertained
10y the courts after pleas of guilty have
been voluntarily entered. Should these
he released, or can they be ? The sta
tute upon which the Attorney-Genera
bases his opinion-Acts of l877-'78, page
3l5, section 23-says: "The term Of
confinement in the penitentiary or in
;ail of person convicted of felony,
when that punishment is prescribed,
snail be ascertained by the jury" 1t
seems that the Legislature used the
word convicted =" in its more limited
sense, and intended to apply this Sec
lion Of the law not to all felonies
for which punishment is inflicted, but
only to such as have been tried and the
accused convicted by iuries. OF course,
il the defendant upon being charged
with crime confesses it, no trial is had,
because there is no issue to try. Pro-
fessor Davis, in his admirable book
upon Criminal Law, page AL, says !:
Upon simple and plain confession
the Court has nothing to do bat to
swsrd judgment" And the new Grim
inal Codeof Virginia-Acts of 1877-'7S.
rage 3i4, section 26-says: "If per-
ron indicted of murder be found by the
jury guilty thereof, they shall jn their
verdict find whether he is guilt of muir.
derin the first or second degrea II the
accused confessthe indictment 10 be true
ile Court shall examine the witnesses
aid determine the degree OF tle crime
and give sentence accordingly" This
section seems to MS 10 show conclusive
II that in cases OF murder s,hen con-
iessed the Court is given the right TO do
all that has 10 be done TO insure the
legal punishment II may be asked
why tho Legislature specihei murder
and was silent as 10 other felonies,
The Answer seems plain. The crizne 81
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They were delighted with the idea, and
Immediately started of with nm 70
visit the hotel corridors. The young
westerner had travelled considerably
so that he knew numberof prominens
faces. He was extremely fortunate TINS
lay in meeting number OF distln-
puisbed men, and when he got through
with his party was literally rewarded.
This inspired him with confidence IN
the practicability Of his scheme, ana
he resolved 20 make a business OF II. ;,
The next day he had cards printed
stating the nature OF his business ana
went at il in methodical manner. AT
first he looked for bis customers from
among the people who visit the place
where the wax images are exhibited
and among the second-class hotels. his
business now is fairly well known
among the hotel employees and 1t Is not
infrequent for customers to come 10
him.
WORKING II UP.
az am now making q good deal more
than / could as clerk, " said the young.
man, "and, besides, / think there IS o
good future for me in this business.
have not opened an Office yet, but ex-
pect to before long. 1t is certainly
very interesting vocation, but 1t has 70
be worked in systematic manner, ike
all other business. You can only lind
men around the hotels in the morning
and evening, so that during the middle
of the day | spend my time looking up
custom. The morning is decidedly the
best time to find notables. You can
usually find fifty to one hundred per
sons Of national reputation in an hours
walk through the corridors. A good
time to see theatrical people gathered
about CATS is late in the afternoon.
"Ihere are lot of prominent men
who know my business and are gene
rally around at certain hours so that |
may be able to point them out. There
is distinguished congressman at the
Hoffman House who passes regularly
every morning and evening for my Gus
toners. ] find that nearly all the pub
lie men like to have people look at
chem. Not long ago there was
prominent United States senator
stopping at one Of the hotels and
some one made him aware of the fact
that L was exhibiting him to several
customers. Shortly after the Senator
entrapped me in conversation and be-
gan to pump me about what my Gus
toners had said and thought about him.
Their remarks had been complimentary,
so l told the Senator what had been
said. He was delighted and gave me s.
for my trouble. He also told me conf
dentially that whenever had customers
in the hotel and he should not be
around that might send for him and
be would, as matter of accommoda-
ton to me, respond.
1.-The theatrical people regard it as
an excellent advertisement for them
selves, and many of them are very glad
to have me introduce them TO my GUS
toners. The fact that l have the en-
tres into nearly all the theatres shows
best how they appreciate my services.
For q business of only month | think
| have done well, but it is yet in its in
fancy. In the fall expect | will have
to employ two or three assistants. OF
course, as / prosper expect opposition.
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Sanitary Measures-What Constf'
tutes Perfecs Health

/, To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In general terms it may be asserted
that perfect health is that condition OF
body in which all the organs-brain,
muscles, heart, lungs, &c. Are capable
of performing their functions fully and
harmoniously, and with the highest
degree of efficiency in the animal
economy.
The race-horse is q good example
among animals. There must be no flaw.
or disease, or weak point in the system
which is capable Of bearing the ire
mendous strain OF four-mile heat. The
fighter furnishes another example.
Careful training and regimen brings
him into "condition" to bear the or
deals OF strength and endurance to
which his vocation subjects him.
From these instances it will be seen
that a perfect physical condition re-
quires careful and systematic training,
q well-regulated diet in abundance but
not to excess, with plenty Of exercise
and fresh air.
And last, and most important OF all,
a brain developed by culture and exer-
else through the mental and moral IA
culties, filling up the measure of that
rare combination, "mens sana in sans
corpore."
The athlete with the muscles of a
Hercules and an infantile brain has a
much poorer show for health and Ion
gevity than the scholar who, though but
a child to him in strength, has vigor-
GUS and active brain. The best sanitary
results require careful training of all
the faculties, both mental and bodily.
When the scholar becomes more of an
athlete and the athlete more Of q
scholar there will be fewer cranks and
book-worms on the one hand, and on
the other fewer specimens of men who,
with the strength of q brute, resemble
them in other qualities besides. NJ. d..
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the comfort Of all who visit the shaft.
The land adjacent 10 the hotel has been
surveyed ard laid Off into lots. anu ~
Is no fools guess that In q few years a
thriving village will taxe the place OF
the tall foresters and bleak surround
ings there now.
A VISIT TO TTfR SHAFT.
The first time ( saw the shaft was on
a ininy morning last week. Near rude
frame shanty, under the tall trees OF
the swamp, miles from any other habi-
tation, stood number of vehicles.
Several horses we've tied to the swing
ing limbs OF the trees. Men with that
PECULIAR melancholy look that denotes
sufiepng from protracted disease were
stsnding in knots close by the shanty (;
others were inside, sitting AROUND a
stove a lady neatly dressed stood in
the doorway. A force of hands were
digging with pick and spade huge gap
in the mountain side. The dew was
glittering on the morning grass and the
mists were curling close TO the tree-tops.
The place looked damp and uninviting.
"How can these people content
themselves to remain at such place p"
thought.
] vent down O fight Of steps and
stood in the shaft. Six men were sit
ting on splint-bottom chairs, silent and
motionless. Four moist walls rose
above them fifteen feet. The sides OF
these walls consisted OF a curious
looking rock, a mixture of gray and
red eoiors, and an occasional vein OF
white. The light came dimly from
above through panes of glass.
IN THE ELECTRIC WELL.
"Come down and take a seat, sir, !"
said one of the men. found my way
TO q seat and commenced to talk to the
sufferers.
One Of them, Mr.. Hammonds, Of
Abbeville, s. c., could scarcely walk
with the aid of crutches. He had suf-
fered with rheumatism for fifteen years.
Two days from the time l saw him he
had thrown away his crutches, and could
leap nimbly from his buggy. This is
only one Of many cases of similar sort.
1 had been in the shaft but short
time before / felt the peculiar tingling
sensations caused by electricity. My
limbs began to shake and the perspira-
ton to flow.
THE TREATMENT, ETC.
Invent out, satisfied that there was
something wonderful in that well; but
/ could not explain it.
The treatment is, drink the water
and sit in the shaft until you feel the
electric shock. That is all.
AS dark and dismal as the place is
now, numbers of ladies and gentlemen
spend the night at the shaft, some of
them sleeping in it, while the frogs pipe
their spring love-songs and the hooting
owl INDUCES in his idiotic laugh close
by.
In course of time Hillman will be
prepared to accommodate the public
properly. Then he will be glad to see
them. At present he tries to keep peo-
pie away, but they come all the same.
Letters pour into him from every
State in the Union asking for particulars
about this truly great Georgia wonder.
L. j. b.
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Beck and salisbury.
Warrington CrItic.l


Burnt Jim Beck's swarthy cheek like IRE,
And shook bis worry frame for ire,
And "1his 70 me-" his shout
- An 'twere not for thy shayen beard
Such hand es Jim Beck's had not spared
To knock the Salisbury out.
And FIRST ] tell thee, naughty peer,
de who does old Kentucky here,
Although the moanest In that STATE,
May we'll, proud Peachblow, be thy mate;
And, XII, more tell thee here,
Zen Ia thy pitch OF pride,
Here ~ Thy desk thy railroads near,
NAY. never look upon your fist
TO see n there's a brob en- wiistl--
tell thee thou'ft de1edl
And II thou saidst am not peer
10 any lord in Senate here,
ola emo or young one, far or near,
Lord PeAchDlow, thou hast liediv
On Klis cheek the flush OF rage
0'ercamc the asben hue OF age:
Fierce he broke forth: "And darsst thou, then
To beard she lion In bis den,
A Salisbury In this hallf
And hopest thou hence unscathcd 70 gos
10, by-----n
At this point the poetic reporter, who
is q man Of peace, withdrew In order
not to get his only suit OF clothes
splashcd with blood and ruined with
gore.
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SARAH BERyUARDT,
Making Her Second Tour OF the
United States.

Sarah Bernhardt was born on the
ODD of October, 1874. She was one of
eleven children of wandering Jewess
who lived in Paris at the time of Sarah's
birth. Sarah was christened in the Ro-
man Catholic Church, and received her
early education in convent. While =
young girl she was sent to Amsterdam
to be reared by her maternal grand
mother. In her teens she was taken
back to Paris, where it is said she
lived in wretched set Of rooms
in the top story of an old house
in the rue ST. Honore, and had for
her neighbors the family Of costumer
in the Theatre Francois. She and her
sister Jeanne often received tickets for
the play from this family during the
dull season. In the use of this cour-
tesy she is said to have acquired pas
sion for the stage. Her mother had
intended to apprentice her to dress
maker, but reading the promise of eI-